As students of rhetoric, presidential press conferences and opinions regarding its content provide excellent opportunities to see how style analysis plays a role in our everyday discourse.
Question: How do texts use elements of style to create and establish their tone?
Part I: Listen to the opening remarks and the president's response to the first question. Click here.
Part II: Read the transcript of the opening remarks and response to the first question.
Part III:
The three links below offer a variety of responses to the president's press conference.
Read each response.
Click on the discussion tab above, follow the directions, and post your group's findings.
Remember, you are reading each response while considering how the text establishes the tone.
Huffington Post - After reading the short introduction to this article, be sure to scroll and click on "Click here for the actual statistics" to access the charts. RedState Slate
Question: How do texts use elements of style to create and establish their tone?
Part I: Listen to the opening remarks and the president's response to the first question. Click here.
Part II: Read the transcript of the opening remarks and response to the first question.
Part III:
The three links below offer a variety of responses to the president's press conference.
Huffington Post - After reading the short introduction to this article, be sure to scroll and click on "Click here for the actual statistics" to access the charts.
RedState
Slate